1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election

1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election

← 1942 November 7, 1944 1946 →
Turnout27.75%[1]
 
Nominee John J. Dempsey Carroll G. Gunderson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 76,443 71,113
Percentage 51.81% 48.19%

County results
Dempsey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Gunderson:      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election

John J. Dempsey
Democratic

Elected Governor

John J. Dempsey
Democratic

The 1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat John J. Dempsey won reelection to a second term.

  1. ^ "NM Governor 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2017.